Writing about parenting and education. #SchoolPR pro. Bylines at @onparenting, @WellFamilyNYT, @CivilEats, @The_Rumpus, @ElectricLit.
Upstate, NY
Joined August 2016
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Best wishes to all who celebrate
ALT A white board in a library that reads, Today is National lazy moms day
Haven't been too active here for ... reasons but I hope you'll come find me on that other place 🧵🧵🧵🧵
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When and why did American childhood tip quietly from fish sticks to chicken nuggets?
(Truly curious.)
The tenacity of Classmates dot com to try to get me to come back to a platform I haven't visited in more than 2 decades is truly inspiring
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What do you do when your feel-good story gets derailed by negative comments? Hint: The answer is NOT to mute, delete, or turn off comments
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Every damn day
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Emily F. Popek retweeted
ICYMI: In a recent article for EdSurge, #NSPRA2023 Pre-Seminar workshop presenter @EmilyPopek offers five ways #schoolPR pros can make their communications more accessible and why it matters. ⬇️
"Accessibility isn’t optional. It isn’t something to add on later. It must be foundational to the work we do as education professionals." edsurge.com/news/2023-05-03-…
1/ With Global Accessibility Awareness Day on the horizon, I was so grateful for the chance to write this piece for EdSurge about some of the simple, everyday things that educators, #EdTech partners and school leaders can (and should) do to support accessibility #GAAD
"Accessibility isn’t optional. It isn’t something to add on later. It must be foundational to the work we do as education professionals." edsurge.com/news/2023-05-03-…
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This reel made me want to lie down for a while. WE DON'T HAVE TO LIVE LIKE THIS
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Or just, like, to have the physical and mental space to do something besides work and occasionally sleep. The ability to actually enjoy one's life and not just grind through every single day. Hypothetically speaking, that is
I wonder if non-journalists know that when journalists between the ages of 30-45 announce they've quit their job "to start an exciting new opportunity" in communications, the subtext 80% of the time is they wanted real stability and/or the pay to comfortably raise a family
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Emily F. Popek retweeted
When I was 13, multiple adults paid me to regularly babysit their children.
people complaining about kids no longer going outside or riding bikes is because if you try to be a normal parent, other psycho helicopter parents will call the cops on you
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ALT A newspaper advice column called "Ask Amy" by Amy Dickinson that starts with "Dear Amy: I've become aware that my neighbor has been leaving her 13-year-old at home alone while she goes to work on Saturdays. I'm concerned about this child and wonder if I should call CPS (Child Protective Services) to report this parent for neglect" sent in by "Concerned Neighbor"
Gentle parenting is great and all but I simply am not gentle between the hours of 1 and 5 a.m.
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People talk a lot about the benefits of mini splits for home heating and cooling, but rarely do they mention the fact that the wall units make a cool noise like a Star Trek transporter, which I for one greatly enjoy
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What do you do as a writer when all your goal pubs keep closing down? Not a rhetorical question
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Someone asked me why I’m so scared of geese and I’m like have you met one? In person? C’mon